she first became governor. a coalition joined together to boost this governor to her second term. and that s not all. democratic candidates for the mish hish house and senate won a majority of votes this year. putting their party in control of both legislative chambers, thanks in large part to a fair map drawn by a citizens commission instead of one crafted by republicans. gone is the decades-long advantage that republicans had built up through gerrymandering. governor whitmer has already promised to work with the state s democratic legislature to fully rescind a 1931 law that bans abortion, pass gun control legislation, and codify same-sex marriage rights. issues the republican-led legislature refused to entertain. this comes after nearly 57% of michigan voters backed a ballot measure seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. and michigan governor gretchen whitmer joins me now. thank you so much for being here. i do have to ask you, you know,